For those (which includes most of us) who are unfamiliar with the frequency and
size of large solar flares here is some digestible data:
Only 4 flares have reached output greater than today's since
Jan 1, 2000. These occurred on:
July 14, 2000 X 5.7
April 2, 2001 X20.0
April 6, 2001 X 5.6
April 15, 2001 X14.4

Following is a list of all X-class flares since Jan 1, 2001 (from SEC)

June 6, 2000 X 1.1, X2.3
June 7, 2000 X 1.2
June 18, 2000 X 1.0
July 11, 2000 X 1.0
July 12, 2000 X 1.9
July 14, 2000 X 5.7
Sept 30, 2000 X 1.2
Nov 24, 2000 X 2.0, X2.3
Nov 25, 2000 X 1.8
Nov 26, 2000 X 1.9
Mar 2, 2001 X 1.7
Apr 2, 2001 X20.0, X1.4, X1.1
Apr 3, 2001 X 1.2
Apr 6, 2001 X 5.6
Apr 10, 2001 X 2.3
Apr 12, 2001 X 2.0
Apr 15, 2001 X14.1
Jun 23, 2001 X 1.2

The last X-class event (on June 23, 2001) was followed later in
the day by the MW 8.4 earthquake in Southern Peru.

The 4 recent events larger than today's flare were followed by the
following seismicity with 6 days of the flare:

July 14, 2000 X5.7
--> July 15 Honshu Mw 6.1
--> July 15 Banda Mw 6.0
--> July 16 Taiwan Mw 6.4
--> July 16 Santa Cruz Isl Mw 6.1
--> July 17 Hindu Kush Mw 6.4
--> July 20 Honshu Mw 6.1

April 2, 2001 X20, April 6, X5.6
--> April 4 Irian Jaya Mw 6.4
--> April 7 Volcano Isl. Mw 6.0
--> April 7 Kermadec Isl. Mw 6.2
--> Arpil 9 Chile Mw 6.7

April 15, 2001 X14,4
--> April 17 Aleutian Is. Mw 6.1
--> April 19 New Britain Mw 6.7, 6.2, 6.0